21 books in Sports & Recreation - Basketball
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ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia
The Complete History of the Men's Game
Edited by ESPN
Introduction by Bill Bradley
Format: Hardcover, 1232 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $49.95
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The Complete History of the Men's Game
Edited by ESPN
Introduction by Bill Bradley
Format: Hardcover, 1232 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $49.95
Read more >
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Resilience
Written by Alonzo Mourning and Dan Wetzel
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $15.00
In 2000, Alonzo Mourning was on top of the world: He had a fat new NBA contract, an Olympic gold medal, and a second beautiful child–plus the fame and wealth he had earned playing the game he loved. But in September of that year he was diagnosed with a rare and... Read more >
Written by Alonzo Mourning and Dan Wetzel
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $15.00
In 2000, Alonzo Mourning was on top of the world: He had a fat new NBA contract, an Olympic gold medal, and a second beautiful child–plus the fame and wealth he had earned playing the game he loved. But in September of that year he was diagnosed with a rare and... Read more >
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My Life
Written by Earvin Magic Johnson
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: February 25, 2009
Price: $7.99
"A true emotional phenomenon...Entertaining...Of particular interest to fans will be the evolution of Johnson's relationship with Bird, his great karmic partner in the game."
NEW YORK NEWSDAY
He's faced challenges all of his life, but now Magic Johnson faces the biggest challenge of all, his own brave battle with HIV. In this dramatic... Read more >
Written by Earvin Magic Johnson
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: February 25, 2009
Price: $7.99
"A true emotional phenomenon...Entertaining...Of particular interest to fans will be the evolution of Johnson's relationship with Bird, his great karmic partner in the game."
NEW YORK NEWSDAY
He's faced challenges all of his life, but now Magic Johnson faces the biggest challenge of all, his own brave battle with HIV. In this dramatic... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Resilience
Faith, Focus, Triumph
Written by Alonzo Mourning and Dan Wetzel
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $26.00
Resilience. It’s not just the title of Alonzo Mourning’s stirring memoir; it’s the stuff he’s made of. Whether petitioning himself into foster care as an eleven-year-old, tirelessly studying his way onto the dean’s list at Georgetown University, making it as an all-star center in the NBA, or returning to peak form... Read more >
Faith, Focus, Triumph
Written by Alonzo Mourning and Dan Wetzel
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $26.00
Resilience. It’s not just the title of Alonzo Mourning’s stirring memoir; it’s the stuff he’s made of. Whether petitioning himself into foster care as an eleven-year-old, tirelessly studying his way onto the dean’s list at Georgetown University, making it as an all-star center in the NBA, or returning to peak form... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Resilience
Faith, Focus, Triumph
Written by Alonzo Mourning and Dan Wetzel
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $15.00
Resilience. It’s not just the title of Alonzo Mourning’s stirring memoir; it’s the stuff he’s made of. Whether petitioning himself into foster care as an eleven-year-old, tirelessly studying his way onto the dean’s list at Georgetown University, making it as an all-star center in the NBA, or returning to peak form... Read more >
Faith, Focus, Triumph
Written by Alonzo Mourning and Dan Wetzel
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $15.00
Resilience. It’s not just the title of Alonzo Mourning’s stirring memoir; it’s the stuff he’s made of. Whether petitioning himself into foster care as an eleven-year-old, tirelessly studying his way onto the dean’s list at Georgetown University, making it as an all-star center in the NBA, or returning to peak form... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Man in the Middle
Written by John Amaechi and Chris Bull
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: February 20, 2007
Price: $24.95
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Written by John Amaechi and Chris Bull
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: February 20, 2007
Price: $24.95
Read more >
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The Rivalry
Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball
Written by John Taylor
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: September 26, 2006
Price: $15.95
A BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE NBA’S GLORY DAYS, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DOMINATED THE ERA
In the mid-1950s, the NBA was a mere barnstorming circuit, with outposts in such cities as Rochester, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most of the best players were white; the set shot and layup were... Read more >
Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball
Written by John Taylor
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: September 26, 2006
Price: $15.95
A BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE NBA’S GLORY DAYS, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DOMINATED THE ERA
In the mid-1950s, the NBA was a mere barnstorming circuit, with outposts in such cities as Rochester, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most of the best players were white; the set shot and layup were... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Wilt, 1962
The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era
Written by Gary M. Pomerantz
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2006
Price: $14.95
On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, Wilt Chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the Big Dipper, scored one hundred points in a game against the New York Knickerbockers.
As historic and revolutionary as the achievement was, it remains... Read more >
The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era
Written by Gary M. Pomerantz
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2006
Price: $14.95
On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, Wilt Chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the Big Dipper, scored one hundred points in a game against the New York Knickerbockers.
As historic and revolutionary as the achievement was, it remains... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download and an
unabridged audiobook download.
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The Rivalry
Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball
Written by John Taylor
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $15.95
A BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE NBA’S GLORY DAYS, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DOMINATED THE ERA
In the mid-1950s, the NBA was a mere barnstorming circuit, with outposts in such cities as Rochester, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most of the best players were white; the set shot and layup were... Read more >
Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the Golden Age of Basketball
Written by John Taylor
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $15.95
A BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE NBA’S GLORY DAYS, AND THE RIVALRY THAT DOMINATED THE ERA
In the mid-1950s, the NBA was a mere barnstorming circuit, with outposts in such cities as Rochester, New York, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most of the best players were white; the set shot and layup were... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It
Written by Charles Barkley
Introduction by Michael Wilbon
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2003
Price: $13.95
Charles Barkley has never been shy about expressing his opinions. Michael Jordan once said that we all want to say the things that Barkley says, but we don’t dare. But even die-hard followers of the all-time NBA great, the star of TNT’s Inside the NBA and CNN’s TalkBack Live, will be... Read more >
Written by Charles Barkley
Introduction by Michael Wilbon
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2003
Price: $13.95
Charles Barkley has never been shy about expressing his opinions. Michael Jordan once said that we all want to say the things that Barkley says, but we don’t dare. But even die-hard followers of the all-time NBA great, the star of TNT’s Inside the NBA and CNN’s TalkBack Live, will be... Read more >
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Asphalt Gods
An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament
Written by Vincent M. Mallozzi
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2003
Price: $19.00
The real basketball deal–the inside story of Harlem’s legendary tournament and the pros and playground legends who have made it world famous.
Earl “The Goat” Manigault. Herman “Helicopter” Knowings. Joe “The Destroyer” Hammond. Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland. These and dozens of other colorfully nicknamed men are the “Asphalt Gods,” whose astounding exploits... Read more >
An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament
Written by Vincent M. Mallozzi
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2003
Price: $19.00
The real basketball deal–the inside story of Harlem’s legendary tournament and the pros and playground legends who have made it world famous.
Earl “The Goat” Manigault. Herman “Helicopter” Knowings. Joe “The Destroyer” Hammond. Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland. These and dozens of other colorfully nicknamed men are the “Asphalt Gods,” whose astounding exploits... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Asphalt Gods
An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament
Written by Vincent M. Mallozzi
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2003
Price: $19.00
The real basketball deal–the inside story of Harlem’s legendary tournament and the pros and playground legends who have made it world famous.
Earl “The Goat” Manigault. Herman “Helicopter” Knowings. Joe “The Destroyer” Hammond. Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland. These and dozens of other colorfully nicknamed men are the “Asphalt Gods,” whose astounding exploits... Read more >
An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament
Written by Vincent M. Mallozzi
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2003
Price: $19.00
The real basketball deal–the inside story of Harlem’s legendary tournament and the pros and playground legends who have made it world famous.
Earl “The Goat” Manigault. Herman “Helicopter” Knowings. Joe “The Destroyer” Hammond. Richard “Pee Wee” Kirkland. These and dozens of other colorfully nicknamed men are the “Asphalt Gods,” whose astounding exploits... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It
Some Things I've Learned So Far
Written by Charles Barkley
Read by Charles Barkley
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $10.95
If there’s one thing Charles Barkley knows, it’s the crying need for honest, open discussion in this country—the more uncomfortable the subject, the more necessary the dialogue. And if the discussion leader can be as wise, irreverent, (occasionally) profane and (consistently) funny as Charles Barkley, so much the better. Many people... Read more >
Some Things I've Learned So Far
Written by Charles Barkley
Read by Charles Barkley
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $10.95
If there’s one thing Charles Barkley knows, it’s the crying need for honest, open discussion in this country—the more uncomfortable the subject, the more necessary the dialogue. And if the discussion leader can be as wise, irreverent, (occasionally) profane and (consistently) funny as Charles Barkley, so much the better. Many people... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It
Written by Charles Barkley
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $13.95
Read more >
Written by Charles Barkley
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $13.95
Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download.
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Get Fit Now For High School Basketball
The Complete Guide for Ultimate Performance
Written by Joe Kolb
Photographed by Peter Field Peck
Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2002
Price: $15.95
If you play to win, you must take your fitness to the highest possible level. Get Fit Now for High School Basketball will show you how. This is the Complete Guide for Ultimate Performance
Full court press. Crashing the boards. Boxing out. Backdoor plays. Slam dunks. Double overtime. It takes strength, endurance... Read more >
The Complete Guide for Ultimate Performance
Written by Joe Kolb
Photographed by Peter Field Peck
Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2002
Price: $15.95
If you play to win, you must take your fitness to the highest possible level. Get Fit Now for High School Basketball will show you how. This is the Complete Guide for Ultimate Performance
Full court press. Crashing the boards. Boxing out. Backdoor plays. Slam dunks. Double overtime. It takes strength, endurance... Read more >
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A Coach's Life
Written by Dean E. Smith, John Kilgo and Sally Jenkins
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2002
Price: $14.95
For almost forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success, having an impact both on the court and in the lives of countless young men. In A Coach’s Life, he looks back on the great games, teams, players, strategies, and rivalries that defined his... Read more >
Written by Dean E. Smith, John Kilgo and Sally Jenkins
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2002
Price: $14.95
For almost forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success, having an impact both on the court and in the lives of countless young men. In A Coach’s Life, he looks back on the great games, teams, players, strategies, and rivalries that defined his... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Loose Balls
Easy Money, Hard Fouls, Cheap Laughs, and True Love in the NBA
Written by Jayson Williams
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2002
Price: $13.95
The first candid report from a land of fragile egos, available women, unexpected tenderness, intramural fistfights, colossal partying, bizarre humor, inconceivable riches, and desperate competition, Loose Balls does for roundball what Ball Four did for hardball. From revelations about the meanest, softest, and smelliest players in the league, to Williams’s early... Read more >
Easy Money, Hard Fouls, Cheap Laughs, and True Love in the NBA
Written by Jayson Williams
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2002
Price: $13.95
The first candid report from a land of fragile egos, available women, unexpected tenderness, intramural fistfights, colossal partying, bizarre humor, inconceivable riches, and desperate competition, Loose Balls does for roundball what Ball Four did for hardball. From revelations about the meanest, softest, and smelliest players in the league, to Williams’s early... Read more >
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Coaching Girls' Basketball
From the How-To's of the Game to Practical Real-World Advice--Your Definitive Guide to Successfully Coaching Girls
Written by Sandy Simpson
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2001
Price: $14.95
Coach Girls for Success on and off the Court
Coaching girls' basketball is a blast! Witness a well-executed fast break, an intense defense, or a team's unbridled enthusiasm, and you can't help but be inspired. The effort, pride, and enjoyment on the girls' faces are great rewards for parents and often the... Read more >
From the How-To's of the Game to Practical Real-World Advice--Your Definitive Guide to Successfully Coaching Girls
Written by Sandy Simpson
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2001
Price: $14.95
Coach Girls for Success on and off the Court
Coaching girls' basketball is a blast! Witness a well-executed fast break, an intense defense, or a team's unbridled enthusiasm, and you can't help but be inspired. The effort, pride, and enjoyment on the girls' faces are great rewards for parents and often the... Read more >
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Black Planet
Facing Race During an NBA Season
Written by David Shields
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2000
Price: $15.00
Read more >
Facing Race During an NBA Season
Written by David Shields
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2000
Price: $15.00
Read more >
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Dare to Dream
Connecticut Basketball's Remarkable March to the National Championship
Written by Jim Calhoun and Leigh Montville
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2000
Price: $15.00
The charismatic basketball coach at the University of Connecticut reveals the victorious secrets behind his team's breathtaking journey to the 1999 NCAA Division I National Championship--and along the way shares his philosophy for winning.
It was one of those games that basketball fans will talk about for years. Here was the seemingly... Read more >
Connecticut Basketball's Remarkable March to the National Championship
Written by Jim Calhoun and Leigh Montville
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2000
Price: $15.00
The charismatic basketball coach at the University of Connecticut reveals the victorious secrets behind his team's breathtaking journey to the 1999 NCAA Division I National Championship--and along the way shares his philosophy for winning.
It was one of those games that basketball fans will talk about for years. Here was the seemingly... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Playing for Keeps
Michael Jordan and the World He Made
Written by David Halberstam
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2000
Price: $16.95
From The Breaks of the Game to Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspective of a great historian, the inside knowledge of a dogged sportswriter, and the love of a fan to bear on some of the most mythic players and teams in the annals of American sport. With... Read more >
Michael Jordan and the World He Made
Written by David Halberstam
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2000
Price: $16.95
From The Breaks of the Game to Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspective of a great historian, the inside knowledge of a dogged sportswriter, and the love of a fan to bear on some of the most mythic players and teams in the annals of American sport. With... Read more >
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